"...and the deal was secured just like that." Itachi smirked as his father looked at him in awe.

"I knew I could count on you. You're my best diplomat after all Itachi." Fugaku praised his eldest son. Sasuke scoffed before eating his breakfast.

"Jealous?" Itachi said, smugly.

"In your dreams." Sasuke said. "Don't worry Sasuke, I'm sure you'll do good in the company as well." Fugaku said.

"I'm sure he will." Mikoto said, giving Fugaku his coffee and sitting on the table besides him. She looked around at Itachi and Sasuke before starting to eat herself.

"Everyone, I want you home early tonight. For the dinner." Mikoto instructed.

"What dinner?" Sasuke asked, his mouthful.

"Sasuke, I told you two weeks before that we're having a few people over to have dinner with us this Friday." Mikoto said, frowning.

"You mean....." Fugaku was saying when Mikoto elbowed him in the ribs.

"But mother, we have a meeting this evening." Itachi said, timidly. Fugaku nodded. "And I have plans with my friends." Sasuke informed her.

"You both are going to be here for dinner and that's it. If you have a meeting, Fugaku can take care of it." Mikoto announced. There was a hint of a challenge in her voice. And they dared not disagree.

"Fine......" Sasuke gave in and Itachi nodded too.

Another fucked up Friday, Sasuke thought as he went to his car, Just great.
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"Hinata, are you okay?" Kiba asked as he and Hinata sat for lunch.

"Yeah, I'm just a little nervous..." Hinata said, looking at her tray of food.

"Nervous about what? Kiba asked. Hinata opened her mouth to say something when someone cut them off.

"Hinata-chan!" Naruto's voice was loud as he ran over to their table. He slid in next to Hinata and put an arm around her shoulders.

"Hey Naruto." Hinata said, smiling. Naruto looked exceptionally happy today. Hinata also spotted Sasuke come and sit next to Kiba, across her. He was checking his watch again. She looked at him and he caught her staring and raised his eye brow. She simply looked away.

"What are you so excited about, anyways?" Kiba asked.

"Me, Sakura and the others decided to get together this afternoon!" Naruto exclaimed happily, looking at Hinata, Kiba and Sasuke one after another.

"Without us? Some friend you are..." Kiba muttered, looking put out. Hinata smiled at him, looking sorry and amused.

"I came to ask you guys. Are you coming Hinata? Kiba?" Naruto said. Kiba's eyes lit up.

"Of course we are." Kiba replied.

"Eh, guys..." Hinata interrupted "I won't be able to join you guys."

"What do you mean?" Naruto said, suddenly frowning. He looked cute even frowning.

"I have an engagement for this evening already." She said.

"You're getting engaged?" Kiba asked while Naruto also stared at her dumbly. Sasuke sighed. "It means she has to do something this evening already."

"Ohhh..." Kiba said, finally getting it. Hinata smiled apologetically.

"Turns out, I can't come either. My mom already has plans made for me." Sasuke said.

"Your mom? Really?" Kiba said, starting to laugh.

"Bastard, you are so cute." Naruto laughed, imitating a kid Sasuke. Hinata also chuckled slightly.

"Whatever." Sasuke said, getting up. "We have a match to practise foe. Don't be lazy and don't be stupid. Practice is Monday at the gym." He announced before walking off.

"Bastard thinks he's so good. Ne Hinata chan, you're going to cheerlead at the match, right?" Naruto said, turning to her.

"Yeah." she said, biting her apple. "You're gonna be great." Kiba said.

"And if anyone gives you trouble during the match, just tell us and we'll beat them up." Naruto said, punching the air.

"Thanks guys, but I'm sure it'll be fine." She said, standing up to go "Ino and Sakura are calling, I'll see you later."

As Hinata walked off, Naruto and Kiba noticed how everyone's eyes followed her. Especially the boys. "Hinata's popular, isn't she?" Kiba muttered. Naruto nodded.

She was. Because she was beautiful, a cheerleader, a straight A student and also the Hyuga Heiress. She was kind, gentle, friendly and strong. How could people not like her? And she wasn't even aware of the fact that she was popular.

Somehow, that only added to the charm.
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"....yes, I'll make sure I'm polite and pleasing to the sight." Hinata said for the hundredth time.

"And you have to make sure to get to know them. It'll be good for you in the future." Hana's voice rang through the phone.

"Mom, who are these friends again?" Hinata tried asking again.

"Hinata, darling, you'll know when you go there. But they're very close and old friends of your father and myself. They're also acquainted with you and they like you a lot."

"But why do I have to go there now? Why don't you guys visit them?" Hinata asked.

"Darling, we'll see them when we come to Japan. But for now, they are very eager to see you. I'm sure you'll love them." Hana said.

"Okay mom. I'll go get dressed now." Hinata said.

"Oh and Hinata, don't forget to wear your necklace." Hana said.

"My necklace? Why?" Hinata asked.

"Just wear it. And send me a picture of when you're done dressing." Hana said and clicked off. Hinata sighed as she put the phone down. What the hell was her mom thinking?

Why did she have to go to someone's house? Someone as in her parents' friends no less. What if she didn't like them? What if they didn't like her? What if things went horribly wrong?

Hinata shook her head as she went to take her dress out of her closet. It was a spaghetti strap dress, lilac in color and it reached her knees. She had dark wedges to go with the dress.

She took a shower and got dressed. She dried her hair and pulled it in a ponytail, which reached her middle back. After pulling on the wedges, she looked beautiful. As she looked for accessories, she remembered her mother's instructions.

She didn't know what was her mother's deal, but she took out her precious necklace all the same. It was a beautiful necklace with a silver chain and a pendent in the shape of a Japanese paper fan. The round part of the fan was red, with a small ruby embedded in it and the handle was white, made with tiny diamonds. The necklace sparkled and looked beautiful.

Her mother had given it to her when she was 14, telling her it was a gift from someone long ago. She had taken to wearing it all the time until her mother told her it was very important and had to be kept safely.

She looked at the necklace and she felt she had seen that particular paper fan sign somewhere else. Where was it? She couldn't remember. But she was sure she had seen it somewhere. She slipped it over her head and the fan rested in the hollow of her neck, looking just right there, as if claiming her.

She snapped a picture of herself and sighed as she sent it to her mother.

She then stepped out of her room and walked downstairs, where Neji as watching wrestling. "Neji, I'm ready." She said stepping in front of him.

He looked up from the television and his eyes widened for a moment. He stared at her for a few more moments before turning back to the television.

"Seriously? Aren't you even going to tell me how I look?" she asked, angrily.

"You look beautiful. Now please step aside." He said, looking at the television from around her. She took the wire out of the socket and the screen went black.

"I was watching that!" he said.

"We're supposed to go to someone's house you know!" she said.

"Correction, not we, it's you." He said calmly, standing up. He was wearing his favorite black tux.

"Why are you so dressed up then?" She asked, raising her eye brow. He shrugged and walked out the door. She also followed, shaking her head.

They drove out of the house and were on their way. "Where are we going anyways? Mom wouldn't even tell me." Hinata said.

"You'll see." Neji said, smirking. Hinata rolled her eyes. This was just like Neji, to tease her.

"Fine I'm not talking to you." She said and turned away from him. Neji suppressed an urge to laugh. She was just so cute. Right now, she was trying to frown but she was pouting cutely instead. He shook his head and turned back to driving her.

They would reach the destination soon. Something told him she would be angry with him for a lot longer after tonight.
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"What the....?" Was the first thing Sasuke said as he stepped inside his house.

It was decorated in a lavish way. The household things and couches had been moved from the lounge and living room to make space. There were long tables of snacks and punch. The servants were scurrying around.

"Mom?" he called.

Mikoto came into view and her face lit up as she saw him. She hurried to him. "Sasu-chan, you're finally here. I was wondering where you were." She said.

"Mom, what the hell is this?" he asked.

"We're having a dinner party." She said, looking at him in a confused manner. As if he was the one surprising her with a fucking party.

"I thought it was supposed to be a dinner, not a dinner party." He said.

"What's the fun in that? All our friends are going to be there for this." Mikoto said, smiling.

"Is dad coming?" he asked. "He's trying." Mikoto answered.

Sasuke sighed. "Just tell me when it's time for me to make an appearance." Sasuke said as he left for his room. He couldn't believe this. This was outrageous. Why hadn't anyone warned him so he could have gotten lost in a jungle until this was over?

He looked at his watch. It was 6. His mother had told him the dinner would start at 9. Just great. He decided he needed video games. Lots of them. He walked over to Itachi's room. It was closed. He knocked. No answer.

Damn. Even Itachi wasn't home yet. He thought of calling Naruto or the other guys but decided against it. This dinner would be embarrassing enough with his parent's friends. Besides, they would be hanging out.

He went to his room, slammed the door and decided to watch Sherlock until it was time to get dressed for the damned dinner.

A while later

Someone knocked on his door. "Hm?" he said, absently while his eyes were glued to the flat screen in his room.

"Sasuke." A voice called. He turned his head to see Izumi standing there, dressed in a strapless red dress and high heels with her hair came down to her lower back in waves. She was looking pretty but she didn't appeal to Sasuke, being Itachi's girl friend and fiancé.

"Izumi. I should have known you would come." He grumbled.

"Nice to see you too Sasu-chan." She grinned.

"Stop calling me that." He said, turning back to the screen.

"Okay okay. Your mother sent me here to tell you to get dressed. The guests are starting to arrive." Izumi said.

"Whatever." Sasuke said, turning the screen off.

"You're welcome." Izumi said as she walked out of his room. Sasuke sighed as he looked at the clock. It was 8 already? Had he watched television for 2 hours? He hadn't realized it.

He took a shower and after drying his hair, he dressed into his navy blue tux which made his pale skin stand out. He pulled on his shoes (also black) and slid on his watch. He walked downstairs, into the lounge.

He had to admit, the lounge looked beautiful. But then again, his mother and Izumi worked together pretty well. He spotted Itachi, instructing something to the servants and made a beeline towards him.

"You knew it was a dinner party?" he asked him. Itachi turned to him and looked him up and down before breaking into a smirk.

"How would I know?"Itachi said, smiling at his brother.

"Cut the crap." Sasuke grumbled. Itachi smiled wider. "I know everything brother. I am the first born after all." Itachi said. Sasuke just rolled his eyes.

"So who is this fucking dinner party for?" He asked Itachi.

"You'll see." Itachi said before walking off to hug Izumi from behind. Sasuke turned away, feeling embarrassed. Did Itachi have to be so affectionate?

He felt his phone buzz in his pocket. He took it out to see a text from Naruto.

"Having fun at Ichiraku, U?"

Sasuke was tempted to tell him about the fucked up party but he didn't. Instead, he turned his phone off and walked towards his mother, who was calling him.

"Kodashi-san, you remember my youngest, Sasuke?" Mikoto said as she presented him to a middle aged woman and her husband proudly.

"Is this Sasuke? My, how he has grown. And so handsome too." The woman exclaimed and pulled his cheek.

This was one of the reasons Sasuke hated parties. Every family friend though it was a good idea to pull at his cheeks like he was still 5 years old. Sasuke rubbed his cheek as he stepped away from her while she babbled on about how little he used to be.

"I'll be at the door for the as the reception." He told his mother. He went to stand by the door, where he spotted Itachi too.

"Oh you're here to take my place? Thanks." Itachi said as he left to look for Izumi again. Sasuke rolled his eyes and leaned against the wall, chewing a rice ball he had picked from the snack table.

Sasuke saw two men with dark hair enter the room. It was Obito and Shisui, his favorite cousins. Sure Obito was also his teacher but...

"Sasuke." Shisui said, as he came to shake hands with him. Sasuke smirked as he greeted them.

"It's good to see you guys here. I was thinking maybe it was going to be women only." Sasuke said, shuddering at the thought.

"Aww, look at all the girls eyeing our little cousin, Shisui." Obito teased. Sasuke shoved him playfully. "You should go see Itachi." Sasuke said.

"Of course we're going to see our favorite cousin." Shisui smirked. "Screw you." Sasuke said, smirking and punching Shisui.

"Kidding, kidding." Obito said as he laughed. Sasuke also smirked while Shisui chuckled.

"No, really though" Shisui said, before they both ran away. Sasuke shook his heads. Were they really grownups? They sure didn't act that way.

Members of the family and friends continued to arrive, greet him (or pull his cheeks) Izumi had also come and teased him again. What could he do though, she was family.

"When is the guest of honor arriving anyways?" Shisui muttered to Mikoto, stuffing his face with chocolates.

"She'll be here soon." Mikoto answered contentedly.

Sasuke's ears perked up. The guest of honor was a she? He swore if she was another friend of his mother he would....

"She's here." Mikoto said as her face lit up.

Sasuke looked at the door which had just opened. There stood Neji Hyuga, looking a little embarrassed. "Did you dye your hair? I swear it was another color before?" Mikoto said as she hugged Neji and everyone looked at the guest of honor.

"Um....I'm...I'm a boy. I'm not her." Neji said, turning red.

"Oh..." Mikoto said, as her face turned blank "I'm really sorry."

Sasuke fought the urge to roll on the floor laughing. He started to chuckle instead. Serves Neji right for keeping hair so long.

"Then where is Hinata?" Mikoto asked and Sasuke stopped laughing. What the...? Why would Hinata be here...

Suddenly, Hinata walked in the room. And Sasuke's mind went blank. He could only stare at her.

She was dressed in a short Lavender dress, reaching her knees. She had her hair in a ponytail and she wore wedge shoes, which made her look taller than she was. She looked beautiful. And adorning her pale, beautiful neck was a necklace which....

Wait a minute....was that the Uchiha fan on her neck? How did she get it? Those type of accessories were only given as engagements tokens in the Uchiha clan. He knew because Itachi had given Izumi a ring like that. Did that mean she was engaged to an Uchiha? Was her fucking fiance there right now?

He looked around the room to find every boy looking at her, they all had poker faces (an Uchiha specialty) but their some of their noses were bleeding or they had turned dangerously red. Somehow, Sasuke wanted to hit them and tell them to look away.

But one of them was her fiancé and Sasuke wished he knew who it was so he could....

Mikoto looked at Hinata in awe. She really had grown up. She looked so beautiful in her dress and the necklace looked like it was made for her. Technically, it was but still...

She looked over to see Sasuke also staring at her. She smirked in a satisfied way. She made a note to compliment Hana about the dress choice.

"Everyone..." Mikoto called as everyone looked at them "I present to you, the guest of Honor. Hyuga Hinata, daughter of Hyuga Hiashi and the heiress to Hyuga Corp. Also, fiancé to my youngest...Sasuke Uchiha."
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Author notes: Haha, anyone see that coming? Also, excuse me for not uploading earlier, internet problems.

There are still one or two chapters that are plot twists and there are also fillers. Comment your thoughts and suggestion and also do spread out the story. It will be appreciated.